[Economic Indicators April, 2008]
[Page Number 21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS
In March, manufacturers' shipments, inventories, new and unfilled orders
rose.
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Manufacturers' shipments \1\ Manufacturers' inventories \2\ Manufacturers' new orders \1\
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Durable goods Manufac- turers'
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Period Durable Nondurable Durable Nondurable Capital unfilled tory--
Total goods goods Total goods goods Total goods orders \2\ shipments
Total industries, ratio
nondefense \3\
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Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
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1998 ............................................................. 324,984 185,966 139,019 449,083 290,715 158,368 317,345 178,327 62,133 496,092 1.38
1999 ............................................................. 335,991 193,895 142,096 463,563 296,508 167,055 329,770 187,674 64,392 505,589 1.35
2000 ............................................................. 350,715 197,807 152,908 481,633 306,743 174,890 346,789 193,881 69,278 549,513 1.35
2001 ............................................................. 330,875 181,201 149,674 428,108 267,902 160,206 322,708 173,033 58,204 513,802 1.38
2002 ............................................................. 326,227 176,968 149,259 423,082 260,661 162,421 316,811 167,553 51,817 461,585 1.29
2003 ............................................................. 334,616 178,549 156,067 408,226 247,061 161,165 330,369 174,302 52,891 477,029 1.24
2004 ............................................................. 359,081 188,722 170,359 439,821 266,264 173,557 354,599 184,240 56,079 495,630 1.18
2005 ............................................................. 394,615 201,695 192,920 479,106 286,775 192,331 394,580 201,660 65,625 570,020 1.17
2006 ............................................................. 411,663 211,492 200,170 509,902 309,481 200,421 414,562 214,391 72,429 684,047 1.21
2007.............................................................. 416,234 212,223 204,011 528,722 320,351 208,371 420,324 216,312 75,002 808,034 1.24
2007:Mar ......................................................... 409,337 209,287 200,050 511,098 311,315 199,783 416,759 216,709 78,375 706,081 1.25
Apr ........................................................ 413,544 213,525 200,019 513,302 312,426 200,876 418,997 218,978 78,128 719,366 1.24
May ........................................................ 417,004 213,967 203,037 515,362 312,653 202,709 416,866 213,829 72,788 725,644 1.24
June ....................................................... 415,010 211,616 203,394 516,507 312,622 203,885 420,992 217,598 77,389 737,085 1.24
July ....................................................... 424,692 220,095 204,597 517,103 312,895 204,208 435,099 230,502 81,119 754,340 1.22
Aug ........................................................ 417,633 215,919 201,714 516,627 312,577 204,050 420,076 218,362 71,417 763,051 1.24
Sept ....................................................... 417,993 212,135 205,858 519,659 313,607 206,052 421,206 215,348 74,935 771,803 1.24
Oct ........................................................ 423,124 213,235 209,889 520,492 314,834 205,658 424,145 214,256 73,022 779,374 1.23
Nov ........................................................ 428,709 212,462 216,247 524,145 316,961 207,184 431,489 215,242 76,959 788,661 1.22
Dec ........................................................ 427,095 211,747 215,348 528,722 320,351 208,371 440,035 224,687 81,127 808,034 1.24
2008:Jan ......................................................... 431,930 216,582 215,348 535,528 322,085 213,443 430,072 214,724 74,878 814,895 1.24
Feb r....................................................... 423,834 210,866 212,968 539,267 323,492 215,775 426,408 213,440 75,153 823,405 1.27
Mar p....................................................... 428,689 210,096 218,593 544,287 326,632 217,655 432,314 213,721 75,583 832,292 1.27
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\1\ Annual data are averages of
monthly not seasonally adjusted
figures; monthly data are seasonally
adjusted totals for month. Shipments
are the same as sales.
\2\ Seasonally adjusted, end of
period.
\3\ Annual data are averages of
seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.
Note.--Manufacturers' nondurable
new orders (not shown) are the same
as nondurable shipments. Also, there
are no unfilled nondurable orders;
data shown for total unfilled orders
are durable unfilled orders.
Total and durable shipments and
inventories include data on
semiconductors; new and unfilled
orders do not.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.